Question

What is the power of 10 when 0.00503 is written in scientific notation?

Answer 1

The power of 10 when 0.00503 is written in scientific notation is -3, making it 5.03 x 10^-3.

Step-by-step explanation:

To express the number 0.00503 in scientific notation, we adjust the decimal point so that there's only one non-zero digit to the left of the decimal point. Moving the decimal point three places to the right gives us 5.03. Since we moved the decimal to the right, the power of 10 will be negative. So, 0.00503 becomes 5.03 × 10^-3 in scientific notation.

Answer 2

Scientific notation refers to a technique of writing number that are too large or too small in a decimal form, that will be convenient for use in calculations. It is the standard way of writing numbers that are either too small or too big, thus, it is also called standard form. When using scientific notation, all numbers are written in the form: Z * 10^a, where the exponent a is an integer and coefficient Z is a real number. For the question given above, the standard form of the number is 5.03 * 10^ -3. The exponent -3 refers to the three zeros that appear at the beginning of the number.